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The Royal Report - EquiMania! Rules!November 2006
EquiMania! at the Royal proudly sponsored by the Ontario Harness Horse Association.
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| ![]() EquiMania! at The Royal, Open for Business! Marg Murray (EquiMania!), Susan Raymond (Equine Guelph), Wendy MacCoubrey (Equine Guelph), PC Ron Green (Toronto Mounted Police), Sean Marak (Equine Guelph), John Walzak (OHHA), Jim Whelan (OHHA), Gayle Ecker (Equine Guelph), and Rob McLaughlin (RAWF and University of Guelph) (left to right). Gayle Ecker with Ann deHaas (photographer of images used in memorial poster of Brigadier).
Horse-face masks, molding clay, colouring pages, a mount-able horse replica, and a box of horse bones to dig through and identify were a huge success with the youngest guests. All visitors enjoyed interesting and exciting displays, such as, SeeMore, a life-sized fibre glass horse that showed everything right down to bones, muscles and organs. There were also lively presentations on research, welfare and performance related topics including a balanced horse diet, anatomy, stable management, running a horse business and barn safety. The famous Standardbred breeder Doug Nash delighted the audience with a discussion largely focused on foals. Police Constable Green of The Toronto Mounted Unit answered numerous questions as he met many diverse members of the public during his time at the Fair and he impressed and entertained all with details of his horse-related work -- while also selling posters with proceeds to the Brigadier Memorial Fund, University of Guelph. EquiMania! staff were welcoming, friendly, and provided guidance and encouragement with all the hands-on activities that were a big hit for all ages.
| The Royal Winter Fair, There's No Show Like it in the World - It's The Biggest, The Best, The Countriest, and held right downtown in Toronto, Ontario, at Exhibition Place, in the Direct Energy Centre. EquiMania! fit right in and was a crowd pleaser. Housed next to the Ricoh Coliseum, above the petting zoo and covering the entire Upper West Annex, the comprehensive displays were fun and educational too. Where else could people go to learn that a horse has 210 bones? Mark your calendars! EquiMania!'s next stop is the Can-Am All Breeds Equine Emporium, London, Ontario, March 15-17, 2007. Through its educational programs, Equine Guelph promotes horse health and well-being. Youth interested in learning more about horses and their proper care are encouraged to visit the EquiMania! website, often as new items are added on a regular basis. Other education programs in place for adults are the multi-award winning Equine Science Certificate Program and the newly launched Industry Skills Program for new grooms. Equine Guelph thanks the Ontario Harness Horse Association for supporting EquiMania! For more information on the EquiMania! Program - Kim Logue
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